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why does this match with what the obama administration is trying to do. from my perspective are watched the of ministers in for a long time basically trying to look go world where you're trying to find places where transformative change can happen both from an economic perspective and a technology perspective. a lot of that is low carbon driven, but it is not on pragmatic. so when you see what the obama administration announced within their own climate change strategy you see a world in which they definitely believe in trying. but there are also aware of the fact that there is a lot of conventional oil and gas resources out there and hydrocarbon based resources that they need to be able to compete with. how can we look at this as being a strategy that makes sense with some intellectual underpinning that gives people some confidence that may be is a good idea for us to be spending a large amount in u.s. dollar terms government money at a time when that is not a round to be spent and how it may leverage additional funds. a lot to touch on a few key issu
why does this match with what the obama administration is trying to do. from my perspective are watched the of ministers in for a long time basically trying to look go world where you're trying to find places where transformative change can happen both from an economic perspective and a technology perspective. a lot of that is low carbon driven, but it is not on pragmatic. so when you see what the obama administration announced within their own climate change strategy you see a world in which...
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administration proposed changes to the wage and hour and overtime regulation -- >> right. >> and so the community was very concerned. >> yes, absolutely. and it's played out in california in exactly the same way. >> with okay. um, ai-jen laid out a very ambitious plan for expanding the state organizing around this. barbara, you're involved in that. tell us what in your experience, what works, maybe what hasn't worked in trying to organize a grassroots movement in this area. >> i must say, first, the national domestic workers eye -- workers' alliance is growing. we started in 2007 with 11 organizations, and today we have 40 affiliate organizations in 23 cities and 14 states. and we're amplifying the efforts of domestic workers mostly, they're mostly women, mostly immigrant population that's doing this work now, and we're amplifying our efforts around the country and around these workers to improve the lives, their lives. and what we have is, um, building their confidence. we have a training program now for domestic workers. the solidarity organized leadership program and to mobilize
administration proposed changes to the wage and hour and overtime regulation -- >> right. >> and so the community was very concerned. >> yes, absolutely. and it's played out in california in exactly the same way. >> with okay. um, ai-jen laid out a very ambitious plan for expanding the state organizing around this. barbara, you're involved in that. tell us what in your experience, what works, maybe what hasn't worked in trying to organize a grassroots movement in this...
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republicans and the obama administration support the plan because there is no dollar figure attached. critics know the plan amounts to a band aid and doesn't address the larger spending issues. >> 4:51 now. coming up, we're going to break. the new thing to do if you are a niners fan. >> and the super bowl staple that could have you digging deeper into your wall wallet. >> bummer. looking at the east shore freeway. nice spacing. i'll give you an update on the 580 crash coming up. >>> welcome back. how about a cold reality check from chicago? temperatures around zero. firefighters fought a five alarm fire. that's frost. looks like snow on the building. that's the water that's frozen instantly when the firefighters were fighting the fire. obviously the fire is out. that's extreme temperatures about 10 firefighters out there spraying water on it. looks like a winter wonderland. that's crazy. temperatures here, not bad. if you plan to have a super bowl party and think about eating chicken wings get ready to fork over more cash. there are fewer wings available. the price is going up due to
republicans and the obama administration support the plan because there is no dollar figure attached. critics know the plan amounts to a band aid and doesn't address the larger spending issues. >> 4:51 now. coming up, we're going to break. the new thing to do if you are a niners fan. >> and the super bowl staple that could have you digging deeper into your wall wallet. >> bummer. looking at the east shore freeway. nice spacing. i'll give you an update on the 580 crash coming...
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already the obama administration has requested $3.40 billion in the well in assistance for afghanistan in 2014, more than it has requested for any other nation, bringing total aid to about $20 billion. before congress approves additional funding, we need to know that the afghan government is serious about holding credible elections in april 2014, and of holding the reform commitments it made in tokyo last year. congress also needs to hear from the obama administration about how it -- about serious problems raised for afghanistan reconstruction. many of our programs have raise quality of life for many afghans, but some of them are ironically working against our collective interest. i am baffled that the pentagon purchased about $800 million worth of aircraft, including 30 russian helicopters when the afghan air unit lacks basic capacity to operate them. i am skeptical about some of our programs relating to counter narcotics and rule of law efforts in afghanistan. as we brought down in afghanistan and move to third- party monitoring aversive billion assistance program, this committee wan
already the obama administration has requested $3.40 billion in the well in assistance for afghanistan in 2014, more than it has requested for any other nation, bringing total aid to about $20 billion. before congress approves additional funding, we need to know that the afghan government is serious about holding credible elections in april 2014, and of holding the reform commitments it made in tokyo last year. congress also needs to hear from the obama administration about how it -- about...
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. >> reporter: in an effort to pressure congress, the obama administration has really been painting a dire picture of what will happen if the sequester kicks in. on friday, outgoing transportation secretary, ray lahood, warned the faa will have to furlough 47,000 employees which he argued could slow air travel. >> travelers should expect delays. flights to major cities like new york, chicago, and san francisco and others could experience delays of up to 90 minutes during peak hours because we have fewer controllers on staff. delays in these major airports will ripple across the country. >> reporter: the administration has also warned 800,000 civilian defense department workers will be furloughed. 10,000 teachers and educators could be laid off, and some border patrol agents would see a decrease in hours. house speaker john boehner's office responded late friday saying the president has been "far more interested in holding campaign-style rallies than urging his party in the senate to find a solution." now the sticking points are funding with president obama calling for new tax revenue
. >> reporter: in an effort to pressure congress, the obama administration has really been painting a dire picture of what will happen if the sequester kicks in. on friday, outgoing transportation secretary, ray lahood, warned the faa will have to furlough 47,000 employees which he argued could slow air travel. >> travelers should expect delays. flights to major cities like new york, chicago, and san francisco and others could experience delays of up to 90 minutes during peak hours...
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you prefaced pretty well the obama administration's approach when it comes to al-qaeda-linked groups. what is the answer then? what's the answer in mali, what's the answer in yemen, what's the answer in somalia around the world seeing -- [inaudible] grow in their power? >> jest a sec. the question is that the criticism of, the criticism of the obama administration on its actions in a variety of these al-qaeda fronts, mali, yemen, somalia, was persuasive, but what's the right answer? >> well, i don't have a right answer, and there isn't a single right answer for any of these various places. um, but i think that we need to get beyond a very doctrinaire, binary view of troops on the ground, no troops on the ground situation here. i do think that it is in our interests to find a way to work with local partners in order to combat local groups and allow them to, help them to govern their territories with their own forces. unfortunately, i think that the way to do that involves putting some boots on the ground, and we have a long tradition. it's interesting, it was started by a democratic pr
you prefaced pretty well the obama administration's approach when it comes to al-qaeda-linked groups. what is the answer then? what's the answer in mali, what's the answer in yemen, what's the answer in somalia around the world seeing -- [inaudible] grow in their power? >> jest a sec. the question is that the criticism of, the criticism of the obama administration on its actions in a variety of these al-qaeda fronts, mali, yemen, somalia, was persuasive, but what's the right answer?...
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this is a challenge for the obama administration. what's happening behind the scenes there? >> well, there's a fair amount of confidence among u.s. officials that had will turn out well. that may be overly optimistic at the moment. there's so much chaos in egypt. and the real question about not only who is going to be part of the new government but how they're going to govern under these circumstances. the united states government provides a billion and a half dollars of aid which clearly benefits the egyptian military. that's the basis of a very strong relationship between egypt and the united states. but the administration is again sort of on the sideline figuring out how much leverage it has to use here and what outcome it would like to see. so we'll talk about all of that this morning. >> and what else do you have coming up for us on "meet the press"? >> we're also going to talk about, as you mentioned, the latest on the crash landing in san francisco and some of the political fights back home for the administration on health care and immigration. senator bob maez, congr
this is a challenge for the obama administration. what's happening behind the scenes there? >> well, there's a fair amount of confidence among u.s. officials that had will turn out well. that may be overly optimistic at the moment. there's so much chaos in egypt. and the real question about not only who is going to be part of the new government but how they're going to govern under these circumstances. the united states government provides a billion and a half dollars of aid which clearly...
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the first since leaving the obama administration, fueling speculation about a possible presidential run. >>> and little hero. meet the 8-year-old boy who took on a purse snatcher. >> i blink my eyes and i see them open the car door really fast. i said, "stay here, don't do anything." >> so what happened next? we will tell you "today," saturday, october 19th, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and erica hill. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm erica hill. >> glad to have you with us. i'm craig melvin and dylan dreyer and maria schiavocampo is here. that little 8-year-old, that little fellow in texas, a little brave young man in texas and reckless as well. >> i'm sure his mom is not too happy with him this morning. >> no. i mean, he did it for a good cause. he did it for his family. we can't give away too much. if i was his mother, i would be the heart would be beating a little faster, a little anxious. exactly. we'll bring you that story ahead. >>> ahead the stepmother of a florida teenager accu
the first since leaving the obama administration, fueling speculation about a possible presidential run. >>> and little hero. meet the 8-year-old boy who took on a purse snatcher. >> i blink my eyes and i see them open the car door really fast. i said, "stay here, don't do anything." >> so what happened next? we will tell you "today," saturday, october 19th, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and erica...
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and white house correspondent rachael ray hartman talks about the obama administration and obama's second term and direction it can take in the final 3.5 years. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> there tends to be a denigration of the u.s. military by some historians. whenever one german battalion fought an american battalion or one regiment fought in american regiment, that would determine what is tactically superior. that mono mono, this is better. it is which system that can project power in the atlantic, the pacific, the indian ocean, southeast asia. which system can produce the civilian leadership to create a transportation system. the civilian leadership that is able to produce 96,000 airplanes in 1944. >> sunday, pulitzer prize-winning author rick atkinson will take your calls and e-mails and tweets. in-depth for three hours live on sunday at noon eastern on booktv on c-span2. >> next, the author joan johnson freese. she spoke in march in cambridge massachusetts. this is an hour. >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here on harvard spring break on this
and white house correspondent rachael ray hartman talks about the obama administration and obama's second term and direction it can take in the final 3.5 years. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> there tends to be a denigration of the u.s. military by some historians. whenever one german battalion fought an american battalion or one regiment fought in american regiment, that would determine what is tactically superior. that mono mono, this is better....
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he is now on administrative leave. >>> 5:04 right now. we're following a developing story. president obama reaching out to republicans p republican leaders in what may be a last-ditch effort to avoid sequestration. he called house speaker john boehner and mitch mcconnell yesterday to discuss the looming spending cuts. we're not hearing of any progress toward a deal, but the white house says the conversations went well. drastic spending cuts take effect a week from today if the president and congress cannot reach an agreement. >>> president obama will head to a shipyard in newport news, virginia, next week. he'll go there to warn of what the sequestration will mean to the defense industry. that area's economy is entirely -- he is heavily, if not entirely dependent on the military. it will weaken national security. news 4 will have you covered as the sequestration showdown continues. we'll bring you every development as that march 1st deadline approaches. you'll find the latest updates at nbcwashington.com. >>> anne arundel county will try to put a scandal era behind it. laur
he is now on administrative leave. >>> 5:04 right now. we're following a developing story. president obama reaching out to republicans p republican leaders in what may be a last-ditch effort to avoid sequestration. he called house speaker john boehner and mitch mcconnell yesterday to discuss the looming spending cuts. we're not hearing of any progress toward a deal, but the white house says the conversations went well. drastic spending cuts take effect a week from today if the...
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. >> the obama administration says it may withdraw all a u.s. troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014. white house officials said troops would remain in the country long enough to ensure afghan forces maintain their own security but is not ruling out the possibility of e early withdrawal. >> new concerns over boeing's 787 dream liners after two planes suffered mishaps at logan airport in boston. one of the flights was cancelled yesterday after a fuel leak just a day after an electrical fire broke out in another plane after landing on friday. san jose will be the only airport with daily nonstop dream liner service to asia. in time for flu season a new facebook app helps you track down who gave you the flu. the app is called "help i have the flu." it is designed to help track down the suspects responsible for spreading the virus. with a click of a button the app a goes through friends' profiles looking for posts with key words like "flu," or "coughing." it will scan for people who made late night posts. the idea is sleep depry pags puts people
. >> the obama administration says it may withdraw all a u.s. troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014. white house officials said troops would remain in the country long enough to ensure afghan forces maintain their own security but is not ruling out the possibility of e early withdrawal. >> new concerns over boeing's 787 dream liners after two planes suffered mishaps at logan airport in boston. one of the flights was cancelled yesterday after a fuel leak just a day after an...
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vice president joe biden saying recently that the obama administration is willing to hold the direct talks with iran. at the live desk, angie goff, husband news 4. >>> a record amount on gas was spent last year. $2900. the u.s. energy information administration did the study. gas money accounts for 4% of income before taxes. that is the highest estimated percentage of household income spent on gas in nearly 30 years. >>> a new consumer reports study says most turbo charged engines are anything but. most of them are not more powerful or more fuel efficient than cars with regular engines. turbo charged cars pump extra air into the engine. car makers charge more for that. the magazine singled out ford, kia for that. bmw delivered the extra power it promises. >>> boeing is pushing to get the dreamliner back in the skies. cnbc's shartia brantley is here with that story and more. good morning. >> good morning, eun. boeing has requested permission from the faa to conduct test flights of the 787 dreamliner jet. now, the move suggests the company may be closer to resolving issues with the lit
vice president joe biden saying recently that the obama administration is willing to hold the direct talks with iran. at the live desk, angie goff, husband news 4. >>> a record amount on gas was spent last year. $2900. the u.s. energy information administration did the study. gas money accounts for 4% of income before taxes. that is the highest estimated percentage of household income spent on gas in nearly 30 years. >>> a new consumer reports study says most turbo charged...
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. >>> but let us start on a wednesday morning in washington where the obama administration is getting ready to tackle a whole host of issues, beginning this morning with gun control. nbc's peter alexander is at the white house. peter, good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. barely a week into this new year and the president, as you know, is already juggling a handful of familiar challenges. they are the looming fights over guns, confirmation of his national security team, and as the nation's fast approaching, borrowing limits. with the white house's self imposed deadline for gun safety proposals at the end of this month, vice president biden's task force begins a series of meetings with victims' advocates, the entertainment industry and tomorrow gun rights groups, including for the first time since the newtown massacre, the nra. they told nbc news we are sending a representative to hear what they have to say. >> the nra says it will hear what the white house has to say, if you're here to listen to them, they're here to listen to you. >> the process is designed to get inp
. >>> but let us start on a wednesday morning in washington where the obama administration is getting ready to tackle a whole host of issues, beginning this morning with gun control. nbc's peter alexander is at the white house. peter, good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. barely a week into this new year and the president, as you know, is already juggling a handful of familiar challenges. they are the looming fights over guns, confirmation of his national security...
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something were caught last month in a not widely reported story, the obama administration decide if you can't the product, change the name, so they decided they don't want to be called health exchanges, but would not be called health marketplaces. perhaps they be called health marketplace is. the official explanation for this would save us because the word exchange could not be translated into his vanished language and for the month of hispanic beneficiaries under the exchange, they just wouldn't know what it meant to be a health exchange for health marketplace. i want to be helpful in this regard so we can try to provide additional terms for the beginning of the obamacare dictionary. this started with the insurance exchange and it's now called an insurance marketplace. there's other terms in the law. this is translated into spanish. i won't inflict my bad accent upon you, but that's a new term under the affordable care act, donation. another chairman of the house then translated, new and improved for hispanic beneficiaries suggestion. a couple other terms in the law. sounds a little ex
something were caught last month in a not widely reported story, the obama administration decide if you can't the product, change the name, so they decided they don't want to be called health exchanges, but would not be called health marketplaces. perhaps they be called health marketplace is. the official explanation for this would save us because the word exchange could not be translated into his vanished language and for the month of hispanic beneficiaries under the exchange, they just...
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the dream liner is now under investigation by the federal aviation administration. >>> president obama's facing gop opposition after unveiling his $500 million gun control package, acting in response to the shooting rampage in newtown, connecticut. the president called on congress to ban the sale of military-style assault weapons to limit the size of ammunition clips to and mandate universal background checks for all gun sales. the president signed 23 executive actions on the issue. >>> a story that north dame heisman finalist manti te'o's girlfriend had died of leukemia has turned out to be false and the linebacker says he is the victim of a hoax. calling it incredibly embarrassing to talk about te'o said wednesday that he developed a relationship with a woman he met online and maintained it through computer chats and phone calls. te'o also said during the season that the loss of his girlfriend inspired him to help lead the irish to the bcs title game, however, with all of this the woman never existed. te'o said he is the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke. >>> lance arms
the dream liner is now under investigation by the federal aviation administration. >>> president obama's facing gop opposition after unveiling his $500 million gun control package, acting in response to the shooting rampage in newtown, connecticut. the president called on congress to ban the sale of military-style assault weapons to limit the size of ammunition clips to and mandate universal background checks for all gun sales. the president signed 23 executive actions on the issue....
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the study which its own authors say is inaccurate was the basis for the obama administration's multibillion dollar push for modernizing hospital medical records. where can you save money? today is the first day walmart will sell you an iphone 5 with no contract. $45 a month for unlimited data, talk and text. that's a great deal. i can't speak for coverage. it's through walmart's straight talk service. make no mistake. the iphone 5 is not cheap. it will cost you about $650. the calculation is overall savings is about $1,000 a year. >>> san francisco facing controversy this morning over its decision to pull an award at the consumer electronics show for dish network's new hopper device that allows recording of tv shows. in a press release it says it was asked to pull the award by the parent company cbs, which is suing dish over that same service. dish responded with this statement. we're saddened that staff is being denied the editorial independence because of cbs's heavy handed tactics. >>> jim mcafee back in the news this week. this weekend one of my guests lived with mcafee at his compound
the study which its own authors say is inaccurate was the basis for the obama administration's multibillion dollar push for modernizing hospital medical records. where can you save money? today is the first day walmart will sell you an iphone 5 with no contract. $45 a month for unlimited data, talk and text. that's a great deal. i can't speak for coverage. it's through walmart's straight talk service. make no mistake. the iphone 5 is not cheap. it will cost you about $650. the calculation is...
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he said the obama administration only uses drone strikes when there is -- >>> stephen colbert shows off the conservative streak on his show. he's changing his tune and reaching across the aisle to democrats. the faux conservative -- he will ab the at the launds down resort. nancy pelosi invited colbert to the retreat. she said we assume this is his try at bipartisanship. >>> getting ready for a historic winter storm. two storms over several northeastern states prompting blizzard warnings in parts of new england as well. the massive storm is head hadded straight for boston. that has millions of people scramble to get ready. jay gray is live in boss at any with a look at how people are preparing. jay, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, aaron. time to prepare is running out. the storm expected to really make its mark starting about midday here through the evening and into saturday morning. this morning more than 23 million people across new england waking up to a blizzard warning. as you talked about, the worst of it could be here in boston. 2 feet or more of snow could fall b
he said the obama administration only uses drone strikes when there is -- >>> stephen colbert shows off the conservative streak on his show. he's changing his tune and reaching across the aisle to democrats. the faux conservative -- he will ab the at the launds down resort. nancy pelosi invited colbert to the retreat. she said we assume this is his try at bipartisanship. >>> getting ready for a historic winter storm. two storms over several northeastern states prompting...
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. >>> the obama administration telling school district across the country they have to give disabled students equal access to after school sports. a letter is being sent to schools today calling for "reasonable modifications for students with disabilities." for example a flashing light that goes off at the same time as a starting gun for deaf track athletes. 12 states require accommodations. states that don't comply could risk federal funding. >>> in the big easy, free speech. lawmakers in new orleans are trying to create a clean zone during the super bowl festivities. doing so would restrict banners, signs and flags in certain areas like the superdome and the french quarter without authorization from the city or the nfl. yesterday a judge ordered the city to scale back plans enforcing the rules only around the stadium. >>> in news 4 your health this morning, a warning about a new stomach bug spreading quickly across the country. the cdc says it's tracked more than 140 outbreaks of the noro-virus in the last four months. the strain isn't particularly dangerous but people with it are
. >>> the obama administration telling school district across the country they have to give disabled students equal access to after school sports. a letter is being sent to schools today calling for "reasonable modifications for students with disabilities." for example a flashing light that goes off at the same time as a starting gun for deaf track athletes. 12 states require accommodations. states that don't comply could risk federal funding. >>> in the big easy,...
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this is the vice president's first international trip of the obama administration's second term. >>> if you were worry good your precious twinkies leaving the shelves, take a sigh of relief. hostess, famous for twinkies and other yummy snacks, not going anywhere. the company announced that it accepted a $410 million buyout offer. hostess announced it was going out of business in november. they now plan on changing its management and branding strategy so the fluffy cakes with the mystery cream filling will be there to ease your sweet tooth. i'm partial to the chocolate sweets. >> i had no problem finding a substitute. >> really? >> yeah. just -- anything else would do. everything will do. >> all right. >>> a culpeper police officer found guilty of manslaughter could be set free after all. >>> also ahead this morning, how deeps caught up with a burglar before the victim even knew she'd been targeted. >>> it may not seem like much, but a local community is cashing in on those who need a shopping bag. >>> 5:35. the rain is gone now. bring on the wind. [ telephone rings ] good evening,
this is the vice president's first international trip of the obama administration's second term. >>> if you were worry good your precious twinkies leaving the shelves, take a sigh of relief. hostess, famous for twinkies and other yummy snacks, not going anywhere. the company announced that it accepted a $410 million buyout offer. hostess announced it was going out of business in november. they now plan on changing its management and branding strategy so the fluffy cakes with the...
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how much does the obama administration know about him and how much power he really has? >> well, erica, you have touched on what is really one of the top concerns for this administration. kim jong un took over in december of 2011. he was in his late 20s at the time, not a lot known about him then, not a whole lot known about him now. i can tell you that u.s. officials were hoping that this new, young leader would help to lead his country out of its current state of isolationism, rampant poverty, and that is not the case. in fact, the opposite seems to be the case. he seems to be more bellicose and more unstable and unpredictable than his father. that is one of the chief concerns for this administration moving closely. >> kristen welker at the white house this morning, thanks. now here's lester. >>> thanks. now to a disturbing story out of oklahoma. today health officials there will begin testing as many as 7,000 patients for hiv and hepatitis. their dentist is accused of numerous health and safety violations. charles hadlock is in tulsa, oklahoma this morning. >> reporte
how much does the obama administration know about him and how much power he really has? >> well, erica, you have touched on what is really one of the top concerns for this administration. kim jong un took over in december of 2011. he was in his late 20s at the time, not a lot known about him then, not a whole lot known about him now. i can tell you that u.s. officials were hoping that this new, young leader would help to lead his country out of its current state of isolationism, rampant...
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administration looks for ways to curb violence in the wake of the shooting in connecticut. fight ter from the white house -- peter from the white house, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the president's task force has a full day scheduled bringing in hunters and members of gun rights groups and bringing in members of the entertainment industry. the day may be highlighted with the afternoon session that will include the nra. >> reporter: it may be the most anticipated meeting of the new year, the white house trying to keep the gun safety debate in america's sights, today, hosting the nra, one of the most powerful lobbying groups that proposed one of the proposals the white house is considering. not the president and i are determined to take action. we're reaching out to all parties on whatever side of this debate you fall. >> my name is colin godard. i was one of the few survivors in the virginia tech shooting. >> reporter: colin goddard with three bullets still in his body was featured in the documentary, "living for 32." >> people tell me god was looking out
administration looks for ways to curb violence in the wake of the shooting in connecticut. fight ter from the white house -- peter from the white house, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the president's task force has a full day scheduled bringing in hunters and members of gun rights groups and bringing in members of the entertainment industry. the day may be highlighted with the afternoon session that will include the nra. >> reporter: it may be the most anticipated...
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bush. >>> members of the senate intelligence committee will soon learn more about the obama administration's drone program. the white house says the justice department sent classified advice about the program to the senate and house intelligence committees. the documents reportedly state that it is legal for the government to kill u.s. citizens overseas if it believes they're high-ranking terrorists who are trying to kill americans. >>> and a drastic call by the pentagon this morning ahead of what could be huge budget cuts next month. the navy will reduce the number of aircraft carriers in the strategic persian gulf from two to one. that decision comes just one day before the "uss harry truman" was supposed to leave norfolk for the gulf. two carrier groups have been stationed in the region for the majority of the past two years because of rising tensions with iran. >>> this morning, president obama will speak at the national prayer breakfast at the washington hilton in northwest d.c. the president will meet with religious and community leaders from across the nation taking part in the 61st a
bush. >>> members of the senate intelligence committee will soon learn more about the obama administration's drone program. the white house says the justice department sent classified advice about the program to the senate and house intelligence committees. the documents reportedly state that it is legal for the government to kill u.s. citizens overseas if it believes they're high-ranking terrorists who are trying to kill americans. >>> and a drastic call by the pentagon this...
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i want to take a big picture and talk about these, the two sets of regulations that the obama administration proposed and finalized these last four years. it was certainly a busy first term, and now these next four years is really where the rubber hits the road. of and so i would like to ask each of you to talk about what both challenges and opportunities you see in the next up until at least through 2025 about how your companies are going to simultaneously meet these standards and also sell the cars that you're making. why don't we start with you, tom, at to it -- at toyota. >> thanks, amy. thanks for having me here today. first, let me tackle that question by addressing, first, the need for these standards in the first place. um, the auto industry was facing a set of overlapping regulations from the federal department of transportation, corporate average fuel economy program which has been on the books for a number of years as well as mary nichols talked eloquently about earlier regulations at the california air resources board for greenhouse gases. and then after the supreme court decisio
i want to take a big picture and talk about these, the two sets of regulations that the obama administration proposed and finalized these last four years. it was certainly a busy first term, and now these next four years is really where the rubber hits the road. of and so i would like to ask each of you to talk about what both challenges and opportunities you see in the next up until at least through 2025 about how your companies are going to simultaneously meet these standards and also sell...
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. >> republicans also accused clinton and the obama administration of misleading the american people about the attack after it happened. initial reports claimed it was the result of a protest gone awry. intelligence officers, though, say that they suspected it was the work of terrorists all along. >>> 6:18. this is an historic day for the military and for women's rights advocates. defense secretary leon panetta will announce the pentagon is lifting its ban on women in combat. the policy change will overturn a 1994 rule that banned women from being part of the combat units. it will open more than 200,000 combat positions to women. despite the combat ban, women in the military have still given their lives for their country. more than 150 women have been killed in iraq and afghanistan. >>> and gay rights activists are making a new appeal to the white house. they want president obama to ban federal contractors from discriminating against gay employees. current federal law bans discrimination based on sex, race, and national origin but does not mention sexual orientation. the white house
. >> republicans also accused clinton and the obama administration of misleading the american people about the attack after it happened. initial reports claimed it was the result of a protest gone awry. intelligence officers, though, say that they suspected it was the work of terrorists all along. >>> 6:18. this is an historic day for the military and for women's rights advocates. defense secretary leon panetta will announce the pentagon is lifting its ban on women in combat. the...
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the obama administration is weighing it's response. the state department putting a hold on economic aid to the government. but no change yet to critical military aid, though that could come. >> there's other strategic issues here including the safety and stability of israel. >> the u.s. faces a tough choice. stick with its long-time ali, which claims it needs support now more than ever to fight terrorism, or back away. while washington appears to be wavering, saudi arabia, kuwait, the ua and jordon have all come out strongly in support of egypt's military. >>> richard engle, thanks so much. a team from the united nations is in syria's capitol this morning to investigate the use of chemical weapons. they accused each other of using chemical weapons while denying it themselves. the u.n. team is expected to be there for about two weeks. >>> the first family is back in washington this morning after a nine-day vacation on martha's vineyard. they arrived back at the white house late last night. the president spent most of his vacation out of
the obama administration is weighing it's response. the state department putting a hold on economic aid to the government. but no change yet to critical military aid, though that could come. >> there's other strategic issues here including the safety and stability of israel. >> the u.s. faces a tough choice. stick with its long-time ali, which claims it needs support now more than ever to fight terrorism, or back away. while washington appears to be wavering, saudi arabia, kuwait,...
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administration, to carve out her new role that will be the backbone of her campaign in 2016. >> what do we have coming up on the show? >> we'll talk syria with senator lindsey graham, mark udall and saxby chambliss. >> we'll see you at 10:30. happy father as day. >> if you own an suv made by general motors. the carmaker is recalling 200,000 suvs because a circuit board could catch fire. included in the recall are chevy trailblazers, gmc envoys, buick ran bouviers, saab 9 and-xs and iz iz>>> and one nba team says shooting hoops might be the best way to help a small town. >> a fertilizer explosion in t injured more than 200 and destroyed and damaged hundreds of buildings in the town. more on how the dallas mavericks stepped up to help people in the small town. >> play ball! >> reporter: when over 350 kids cheer west strong, a town can look luke a family. and the dallas mavericks were part of the family when they came to teach lay-ups and cheer routines, kelly and dolores watched as their kids took part, with picture and wedding ring around her neck, kelly knows who knew would enjoy the
administration, to carve out her new role that will be the backbone of her campaign in 2016. >> what do we have coming up on the show? >> we'll talk syria with senator lindsey graham, mark udall and saxby chambliss. >> we'll see you at 10:30. happy father as day. >> if you own an suv made by general motors. the carmaker is recalling 200,000 suvs because a circuit board could catch fire. included in the recall are chevy trailblazers, gmc envoys, buick ran bouviers, saab 9...
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you mentioned germany's dissatisfaction with the obama administration over fisa courts, domestic spying. today's a lukewarm reception in germany. reporter in berlin this morning said 6,000 tickets given out. that is a far cry from the reception that then-candidate obama got in berlin in 2008, talking before the large effort crowd he's ever talked to then or since. live pictures now as the president walks out in berlin. you're seeing the live pictures at the brandenburg gates. international reaction to the spying program has been severe, stronger than anything here at home. here's hong kong protesting the nsa and supporting self-described whistle-blower edward snowden. polls show majority of americans support the monitoring of phone calls. >>> on a happy note, back here at home, christie's will sell the original apple computer between $300,000 and $500,000. it's on display next week at computer history museum in san jo jose. yes they did bill them on a board. >> awesome seeing that. >> it is fun. >>> for the first time anywhere, put on public display the larger pacific stripe. it is an o
you mentioned germany's dissatisfaction with the obama administration over fisa courts, domestic spying. today's a lukewarm reception in germany. reporter in berlin this morning said 6,000 tickets given out. that is a far cry from the reception that then-candidate obama got in berlin in 2008, talking before the large effort crowd he's ever talked to then or since. live pictures now as the president walks out in berlin. you're seeing the live pictures at the brandenburg gates. international...
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obama defiantly rebutted charges that his administration initially down played the attack had ties to terrorism. calling it a circus. >> the whole issue of talking points frankly throughout this process has been a sideshow. >> now, hearings on benghazi and that investigation will continue later this week. it may not be public, as the committee that's been investigating this, matt, wants to interview the two investigators. the state department, mike mullen and tom victory, who did the state department review because most importantly they want to find out why was hillary clinton, then secretary of state, never interviewed during that investigation. >> chuck todd at the white house this morning. thank you very much. >>> there are new clues in the cleveland kidnapping case this morning regarding how the suspect may have hidden three young ladies so long. as new video emerges of ariel castro inside that home. today, national correspondent, jeff rossen is in cleveland once again. good morning. >> reporter: hey, matt, good morning. ariel castro waking up once again this morning in the county
obama defiantly rebutted charges that his administration initially down played the attack had ties to terrorism. calling it a circus. >> the whole issue of talking points frankly throughout this process has been a sideshow. >> now, hearings on benghazi and that investigation will continue later this week. it may not be public, as the committee that's been investigating this, matt, wants to interview the two investigators. the state department, mike mullen and tom victory, who did...
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the obama administration is announcing steps to counteract cyber attacks by the chinese government, who allegedly is trying to cause chaos here. >> attorney general and others will be speaking out against the dangers of cyber attacks. major war against the cyber u.s. nonzript neighborhood and this 12-story building, the source of thousands of cyber attacks against 141 u.s. companies, spanning 20 industries. according to a new security report confirmed by u.s. intelligence, it is the headquarters of unit 61398, cyber warriors for china's people's liberty. >> the chinese government sapgsing these attacks. >> among the targets of the hackers, america's very infrastructure. >> now our enemies are seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, our air traffic control systems. >> reporter: other targets, the news media, including "the new york times," the washington post and wall street journal. and familiar brands like coca cola, facebook. ugly gorilla and dota, according to this instructional video from the computer security firm that did the study. >> we see do
the obama administration is announcing steps to counteract cyber attacks by the chinese government, who allegedly is trying to cause chaos here. >> attorney general and others will be speaking out against the dangers of cyber attacks. major war against the cyber u.s. nonzript neighborhood and this 12-story building, the source of thousands of cyber attacks against 141 u.s. companies, spanning 20 industries. according to a new security report confirmed by u.s. intelligence, it is the...
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. >> criticism on inauguration day for the obama administration over tech. we'll take a look coming up. >>> a shark sighting in canada to tell you about. we're telling you about the san jose sharks getting ready for game two of that sprint to the playoffs. a game shortened season. last night the season off to a great start in calgary. they beat the flames 4-1. the sharks after that victory now play in edmondon tomorrow. >>> the famed bat mobile is in the hands of another millionaire this morning. this weekend someone paid $4.2 million for the original vehicle from the 1960s "batman" television series. >> hopefully that comes with a navigation system. >> it was sold at an arizona auction. who is this guy? the seller was the man who customized the 1955 lincoln car and turned it into the crime fighting machine. the winning bidder has not been identified publicly. >> wow. 4.2 million is not a bad ride. >>> no trading on wall street but lots of anxiety about apple. >> wall street has lots to be anxious about. apple really is at the top. apple shares have been on
. >> criticism on inauguration day for the obama administration over tech. we'll take a look coming up. >>> a shark sighting in canada to tell you about. we're telling you about the san jose sharks getting ready for game two of that sprint to the playoffs. a game shortened season. last night the season off to a great start in calgary. they beat the flames 4-1. the sharks after that victory now play in edmondon tomorrow. >>> the famed bat mobile is in the hands of another...
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. >>> now from a late night surprise announcement from the obama administration. another fix for the botched health care roll out, specifically for all of those cancelled policies. the white house now says people that don't get insurance in 2014 can apply to get a one-year exemption from penalties and can now buy catastrophic coverage. this is something previously not permitted under the law. let's get to chuck todd. he is the nbc's chief correspondent and political director. good morning to you. it seemed to me that insurers were blindsided by this announcement and not happy about it. >> reporter: well, they are not happy about it at all. let me explain what's going on here. part of it has to do with the fact that the administration fears that all the people that got cancellation notices about their policies because they didn't meet the minimum requirements that the new law allows, not enough of those folks have signed up for new health care. the deadline is three days away. if you want to have coverage begin on january 1st and not have it uninterrupted. so they
. >>> now from a late night surprise announcement from the obama administration. another fix for the botched health care roll out, specifically for all of those cancelled policies. the white house now says people that don't get insurance in 2014 can apply to get a one-year exemption from penalties and can now buy catastrophic coverage. this is something previously not permitted under the law. let's get to chuck todd. he is the nbc's chief correspondent and political director. good...
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. >> president obama insisting the deal will lead to a more comprehensive agreement over six months. lawmakers in washington are pushing the administration to have strong economic penalties ready if iran does not live up to its end of the bargain. >> 4:49. new details about the palo alto man detained in north korea more than a month. merrill newman's wife and son say they don't know if he has received his heart medication more than a month after he was detained by korean officials. his wife says her husband always had an affinity for korea and did not fear for his safety before the trip. she says he sent several post cards back and talked about how the trip was everything he hoped. about a month ago as he was getting read the fly back to the bay area he was detained by north korean officials and has not been heard from since. >> it's been hard. yeah. a lot of strong support, but when you don't know where your husband of 56 years is, you don't know his health, you don't know when he will be home with us, it's not an easy situation. >> merrill newman was a korean war veteran. his trave
. >> president obama insisting the deal will lead to a more comprehensive agreement over six months. lawmakers in washington are pushing the administration to have strong economic penalties ready if iran does not live up to its end of the bargain. >> 4:49. new details about the palo alto man detained in north korea more than a month. merrill newman's wife and son say they don't know if he has received his heart medication more than a month after he was detained by korean officials....
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unfortunately the obama administration doesn't tell us anything, if they are seizing mass e-mail under fisa warrants -- >> do you think there's less transparency under this administration than past administrations? >> i don't know. i don't know what happened in benghazi, i don't know what happened with the irs or james rosen. i don't know what happened and they won't tell us anything. >> you think those are unrelated stories that can't be tied together or do you think as some critics say this is a second term in full reverse because of abuses of power? >> all i know is it's chaos, scandal du jour. what day is it, tuesday? now we have hillary clinton running around with a belgian ambassador. >> we'll have a full segment in an hour in your new book about kennedy. when you deal with a subject line jfk, for a group of readers too young to remember jfk or jfk junior, how do you make it relatable to them? >> pictures. we have stunning pictures in this kids book called "kennedy's last days," and you see the glamour of jfk and jackie and they see real people and the villain oswald. you have to
unfortunately the obama administration doesn't tell us anything, if they are seizing mass e-mail under fisa warrants -- >> do you think there's less transparency under this administration than past administrations? >> i don't know. i don't know what happened in benghazi, i don't know what happened with the irs or james rosen. i don't know what happened and they won't tell us anything. >> you think those are unrelated stories that can't be tied together or do you think as some...
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the obama administration says it will help people get registered even if they miss the tuesday night deadline. they will be covered january 1st as long as they can show they've had trouble with the healthcare.gov website. 2 million visitors have been to that website. ha frl in the last minute rush this week. >>> president obama is thanking the troops for their service in person. the president and first lady spent part of their christmas day in hawaii visiting with marines. president obama also made personal calls to ten service members stationed around the world to express his thanks. >>> a new video shows an american being held captive by al qaeda in pakistan. 72-year-old warren weinstein was taken from his home in pakistan more than two years ago while working for an american company weinstein says he feels abandoned and forgotten. he asked secretary of state kerry and the american media to help him. the video appears to be made by al qaeda. it has not been you a them indicated. there is no indication of when it was made. >>> some starbucks customers take hang it foeshd to a whole
the obama administration says it will help people get registered even if they miss the tuesday night deadline. they will be covered january 1st as long as they can show they've had trouble with the healthcare.gov website. 2 million visitors have been to that website. ha frl in the last minute rush this week. >>> president obama is thanking the troops for their service in person. the president and first lady spent part of their christmas day in hawaii visiting with marines. president...
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n napolitano led the department since the beginning of the obama administration. this is the third person to hold this post. good luck to her on that. >>> let's get a check on]yt the weekend forecast. christina loren is off. rob mayeda is in. not looking too bad. >> we have!-w sunshine in san j where it's 56 degrees. 60 in oakland and you can see how the low clouds are pushing across the bay. sunshine now in the santa clara valley towards the tri-valley and through the afternoon the low clouds will]nx linger alonge sea shore. 60s in san francisco, 80 south of downtown san jose. maybe a bit parm warmer for the weekend. closer to 90 in the warmest spots saturday5 into sunday. >>> we see some of the sunshine doing the warming here in the slowdown for north 101. the map shows also this same segment is where it starts to heading up towards the international airport. our sensors show a slow drive northbound. 280 and 87 looking not so bad. the rest of the south bay pretty light. slowing in both directions out of san leandro and north into oakland where it bogs down past
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. >> what about, and there are plenty of people out there, even the obama administration has used this age of 11, to sort of set the scene, imagine this 11-year-old girl. there is some concern that maybe this sends the wrong message about sex. >> it doesn't send the wrong message about sex. it's the same thing as when they put the guard asill vaccine out for hpv and a lot of the parents were like, oh, that encourages the young girls to have sex. but it really doesn't encourage them. it was to decrease cervical cancer. and so here you have a young girl, and the potential of having a baby at 12, i think the benefits of the emergency contraception being available outweighs the risk. >> in my understanding about 75% effective. >> yes. >> obviously it should not be used, most people would agree, as birth control. is there any concern for health risks? this is a concentrated dose of hormones. >> exactly. >> especially for a young girl? >> i think the point you have to make is this is an emergency birth control method. it is not a birth control method that people should be using routinely. an
. >> what about, and there are plenty of people out there, even the obama administration has used this age of 11, to sort of set the scene, imagine this 11-year-old girl. there is some concern that maybe this sends the wrong message about sex. >> it doesn't send the wrong message about sex. it's the same thing as when they put the guard asill vaccine out for hpv and a lot of the parents were like, oh, that encourages the young girls to have sex. but it really doesn't encourage them....
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new reports the obama administration will begin increasing weapons support to syrian rebels. the white house says the syrian government has, quote, crossed the line when it used chemical weapons against its very own people. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more details on this growing syrian conflict. good morning. >> reporter: good morning everyone. now that the white house says it has conclusive evidence, sources close to those talks say the president is authorizing the united states, sending weapons to the syrian webls. we don't know how many, what type or how soon, but we have reaction from the syrian government, the foreign minister saying this is a caravan of lies and a flagrant double standard in how the u.s. is dealing with terrorists. lots of violence still under way, even as of yesterday there with warring factions in and around damascus. we're also getting reaction today from the free syrian army, one of those rebel groups saying this was long overdue. and great britain says it will be working with the united states on this and also th
new reports the obama administration will begin increasing weapons support to syrian rebels. the white house says the syrian government has, quote, crossed the line when it used chemical weapons against its very own people. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more details on this growing syrian conflict. good morning. >> reporter: good morning everyone. now that the white house says it has conclusive evidence, sources close to those talks say the...
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in charge of security and so much in the administration in the house of lords. we'll see more of him in a short while. kenneth clark bearing the purse for the speech. the duke of norfolk. and the queen. >> my lords, and member of the highest commons, my government's legislative program will focus on economic growth, justice, and institutional reform. >>> queen elizabeth delivering her priority during the opening of british state parliament. wednesday morning at 5:30 eastern. on c-span2, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >>> deputy defense secretary talking about how automatic budget cuts known as sequestration will effect the pentagon's strategic priority. the event is about an hour. [inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone. welcome to the national press club. i'm gene from the speaker's committee. i want to welcome another one of the news maker event at the press club. we are honored today to have with us the deputy secretary of defense, ashton charter. dr. carter was confirmed as defense secretary, -- excuse me as deputy secretary defense in october of 201
in charge of security and so much in the administration in the house of lords. we'll see more of him in a short while. kenneth clark bearing the purse for the speech. the duke of norfolk. and the queen. >> my lords, and member of the highest commons, my government's legislative program will focus on economic growth, justice, and institutional reform. >>> queen elizabeth delivering her priority during the opening of british state parliament. wednesday morning at 5:30 eastern. on...
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that almost $1.5 billion is safe for now, the obama administration says, because they're trying to sort out what really happened here. there are calls for more protests today. the muslim brotherhood, the group that was pushed out of power after that deadly clash yesterday is calling on people to rebel against the military, and there are two very different stories about what happened outside the republican guard compound yesterday. it's the place where we believe former president morsi is being held and over 50 people died when security forces clashed with morsi supporters. also today we know that there is a new plan in place from the new interim president. president monsieur saying within a couple of weeks they want to start the pro tess of starting a new constitution for egypt. they hope to hold elections within about seven months. >> tracie potts from d.c., thank you very much. >>> this just in. a large explosion hitting a hezbollah stronghold in beirut's southern suburbs this morning. we're getting reports of at least 18 people wounded in that blast. at this point it's unclear who ex
that almost $1.5 billion is safe for now, the obama administration says, because they're trying to sort out what really happened here. there are calls for more protests today. the muslim brotherhood, the group that was pushed out of power after that deadly clash yesterday is calling on people to rebel against the military, and there are two very different stories about what happened outside the republican guard compound yesterday. it's the place where we believe former president morsi is being...
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we'll hear him talk more about that. >> also at issue, the obama's administration's controversial use of drone strikes to target terrorists overseas. where does brennan stand on that? >> we will likely try to scale those back. he's been in the middle on the use of these drone strikes in that response. he says that they are rare but justified. the administration just released two members of the committee, this classified memo sort of laying out what they feel is the legal justification for those strikes. >> who are the most vocal opponents right now to brennan's nomination? >> interestingly it's not just republicans. democrats as well have a lot of questions about not only the drone strikes but especially the interrogations. they want to know just how deeply he was involved in decisions on both of those issues and he says he was not the architect of waterboarding or any of those techniques but how deeply has he been involved in the drone strikes and how much would he carry those on if he was actually in charge of the cia? >> too early to know if that opposition will be enough to block
we'll hear him talk more about that. >> also at issue, the obama's administration's controversial use of drone strikes to target terrorists overseas. where does brennan stand on that? >> we will likely try to scale those back. he's been in the middle on the use of these drone strikes in that response. he says that they are rare but justified. the administration just released two members of the committee, this classified memo sort of laying out what they feel is the legal...
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the obama administration want the leverage over the military and it's tied to the money. >> they want the money. at the same time we're still giving the money and the u.s. asked the generals not to engage in this violent crack down repeatedly and they went ahead and did it. john mccain said the military in egypt is ignoring us. >> and that's striking, savannah. as you know, the best part of the relationship between the united states and egypt is the military to military relationship. remember, it's the military that stabilizes things. the top members of the government, security of state john kerry and others felt when morsi was ousted they had this under control. they would quickly usher instability and get back to the democratic path. now they have got to do it and do it quickly. the administration still has the faith in the military but they're losing it day by day as the imagines play out. >> very quickly, david, the violence is being blamed on the egyptian streets by both sides. they're trying to walk this line but getting no credit for it. >> right. what is american influence rig
the obama administration want the leverage over the military and it's tied to the money. >> they want the money. at the same time we're still giving the money and the u.s. asked the generals not to engage in this violent crack down repeatedly and they went ahead and did it. john mccain said the military in egypt is ignoring us. >> and that's striking, savannah. as you know, the best part of the relationship between the united states and egypt is the military to military...
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. >>> the obama administration is also taking heat for prosecuting a state department expert on north korea, and declaring that a fox news journalist committed a crime by disclosing information that was leaked to him, during its probe of the state department adviser, officials issued a search warrant for the private e-mails of fox news chief washington correspondent james rose within the fbi naming him a criminal coconspirator in the leak. his comings and goings from the state department were also tracked. no charges have been filed but fox news said he was acting within his rights as part of a free press. >>> an arizona judge refused a request for a mistrial in the death penalty phase of the jodi arias murder trial after a long time friend of arias decided not to testify as a character witness because of threats. arias is expected to take the stand as the jury that convicted her in 2008 murder of her ex-boyfriend decides if she should be executed. >>> apple's ceo tim cook testifies before a senate committee about the company's tax strategies. investigators reported apple holds more t
. >>> the obama administration is also taking heat for prosecuting a state department expert on north korea, and declaring that a fox news journalist committed a crime by disclosing information that was leaked to him, during its probe of the state department adviser, officials issued a search warrant for the private e-mails of fox news chief washington correspondent james rose within the fbi naming him a criminal coconspirator in the leak. his comings and goings from the state...
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. >>> new details on two controversial issues facing the obama administration now. peter alexander is nbc's white house correspondent. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. these days the white house would like to focus on immigration reform and improving the economy but again today, driving the day, the issue of benghazi tragedy and misconduct by the irs. with the top republican on the house oversight committee saying that today he will request sworn depositions from the two men who oversaw that report on u.s. security failures in libya. a pair of growing controversies now dominating the discussion in washington. first the administration's handling of the deadly tragedy in benghazi, with republicans complaining of a coverup, demanding more hearings and accusing the obama administration of manipulating the facts. >> the american people were effectively lied to for a period of about a month. >> reporter: the white house says it's been forthcoming and says republicans are trying to politicize the issue. also raising red flags, news that irs agents tar
. >>> new details on two controversial issues facing the obama administration now. peter alexander is nbc's white house correspondent. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. these days the white house would like to focus on immigration reform and improving the economy but again today, driving the day, the issue of benghazi tragedy and misconduct by the irs. with the top republican on the house oversight committee saying that today he will request sworn depositions...
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they burn in the aggregate and in the first time for the obama administration. it grew faster than medicare. the current social security shortfall is larger than at any point it has been since before the major 1983 social security reforms. if you compare social security's current shortfall to the one we faced in 1983, it is about twice as large now i might even relative to the size of our tax base. what does that mean? if you like and look at the political high water marks of what our political system can achieve to keep social security going, we are now twice as far past that. in order to fix social security, the left would have to agree to twice as much a benefit restraints, the right would have to agree to twice as much in tax increases. the problem is getting worse very rapidly. we are in uncharted waters. there is no precedent for fixing a social security shortfall the size we now face. while it is possible on paper to draw up a solution to social security's problems, whether our lyrical system is willing to -- political system is willing to face it is very
they burn in the aggregate and in the first time for the obama administration. it grew faster than medicare. the current social security shortfall is larger than at any point it has been since before the major 1983 social security reforms. if you compare social security's current shortfall to the one we faced in 1983, it is about twice as large now i might even relative to the size of our tax base. what does that mean? if you like and look at the political high water marks of what our political...
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administration is scrambling to find aolution for the mlions of amecans whose insurance policies a being cancelled. no easy task. >> how about this new jersey. >> reporter: fresh off his re-election chris christieaid presidentobama's apologis not enough. >> the president dn't tell folks the tru abouthat was going to happen with the own private insuranceolicies and what urged him to door the last two weeks when i have been on the campaign trail is tl peoplehe truth. >> chrise diissed speculation about hi own ambitionsbout whether he's a moderate o conservative. >> i don'tet into these labels. that's what the washington d.c. game and what those m and women down there play. >> reporter: still the republican party is facing a war within. >> tha you so much. >> reporter: i iowa this weekend sarah palin told flow christian conservatives to stfen our spines for the014 elections and lhed outt publicans that agreed to end last month'sovernment >> they waved the white nag of surrende and they threw under the bus the good guys who did stand up and fight for us. >> reporter: t bottom line matt, thee
administration is scrambling to find aolution for the mlions of amecans whose insurance policies a being cancelled. no easy task. >> how about this new jersey. >> reporter: fresh off his re-election chris christieaid presidentobama's apologis not enough. >> the president dn't tell folks the tru abouthat was going to happen with the own private insuranceolicies and what urged him to door the last two weeks when i have been on the campaign trail is tl peoplehe truth. >>...
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a new push for marriage equality from the obama administration as supreme court to overturn california's ban on same-sex marriage known as proposition 8. the president's brief is not legally binding, but it could force its strongest support for gay marriage yet. the white house is making a broad argument if adopted by the court, it could mandate that other states drop their prohibitions of same-sex weddings. >> jcpenney is reeling this morning from disappointing fourth quarter sales. the ceo admits they have made mistakes, but that's not enough for investors. we have more from los angeles. >> good morning. jcpenney is in the middle of a four-year transformation plan, but that plan has cost them some of their most loyal customers and has been a very costly process. >> the ads have been everywhere, direct appeal to all kinds of shoppers. courting them to come back to c krc penny. they need the business, analysts say, badly. fourth quarter results stunned the market. $427 million in losses. sales for 2012 were down overall, 25% for instore. 33% online. in his earnings call with investor, ce
a new push for marriage equality from the obama administration as supreme court to overturn california's ban on same-sex marriage known as proposition 8. the president's brief is not legally binding, but it could force its strongest support for gay marriage yet. the white house is making a broad argument if adopted by the court, it could mandate that other states drop their prohibitions of same-sex weddings. >> jcpenney is reeling this morning from disappointing fourth quarter sales. the...
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the obama administration is announcing steps to deal with an increase of cyber attacks linked to the chinese government. according to the white house the chinese are trying to cause mass chaos here. andrea mitchell is following the story from washington. good morning to you. >> good morning. today the attorney general and other officials will be speaking out about the dangers of cyber attacks against american trade secrets. even as alarming new evidence points to china's military, as a major source of the cyber war. >>> zeroed in on that shanghai nondiscrypt neighborhood and 12 story building. cyber attacks against 141 u.s. companies spanning 20 industries. according to a new security report, confirmed by u.s. intelligence, the it is the headquarters of unit 61398, the cyber warriors for china's people's liberty. army. >> it's actually not just from china. the chinese government sanctioning these attacks. >> among the targets of the hackers, america's very infrastructure. >> now our enemies are seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, our air traffi
the obama administration is announcing steps to deal with an increase of cyber attacks linked to the chinese government. according to the white house the chinese are trying to cause mass chaos here. andrea mitchell is following the story from washington. good morning to you. >> good morning. today the attorney general and other officials will be speaking out about the dangers of cyber attacks against american trade secrets. even as alarming new evidence points to china's military, as a...
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administration announced last year. do you share that opinion? and when do you begin to start modifying that strategy? >> adjustments are being made and we have anticipated required adjustments to our budgets to ensure the capabilities and readiness of our forces. as to the issue of the president's strategic guidance, that is the policy. in my opinion, it is the correct policy. we have been implementing that conceded that is over the last year and we will continue -- that strategic guidance of the last year and we will continue. >> given your role inside nato, what is going to happen to nato? will you be in contact with the allies and the secretary-general to explain the situation? >> we have been in touch with our nato allies. as you know, we are in constant communication with our nato allies. they are not unmindful and not unaware of this issue that we are currently engaged in. our nato allies have difficulties as well. with their economic issues. the fact is that nato represents probably the most successful collectiv
administration announced last year. do you share that opinion? and when do you begin to start modifying that strategy? >> adjustments are being made and we have anticipated required adjustments to our budgets to ensure the capabilities and readiness of our forces. as to the issue of the president's strategic guidance, that is the policy. in my opinion, it is the correct policy. we have been implementing that conceded that is over the last year and we will continue -- that strategic...